This is the weary and cynical face of an R.A.F. Pilot just returning from once again staking his life against his skill in aerial combat. The record on the side of his plane indicates that he is an expert in his trade, 9 German and 1 Italian aircraft.  On a side note, does anyone know who this pilot is? (scanned by HOS Bandit)

          R.A.F. ACE

Advancing British Infantry, wearing shorts, take cover behind a knocked-out German Panzer in the Libyan desert. Many usable Panzers had to be abandoned because they ran out of fuel. fuel supplies were always Rommels single greatest worry. (scanned by HOS Bandit)

El Alamein

The Princess Elizabeth Windsor in uniform of junior officer in the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) the womens' auxiliary service of the British Army during WW2.  ATS women were barred from (at least direct) combat, but served in a wide range of auxiliary roles, ranging from clerks to searchlight operators, and from anti-aircraft gunners to - as here - drivers.  Princess Elizabeth spent time as a lorry/ambulance driver in the UK and, apparently, was a dab hand at changing tyres.   Postwar, the ATS became the Womens' Royal Army Corps (WRAC), I think, in 1949.  I am pretty sure that this lady is still living - she appears on the telly from time to time in her current title of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ... God Save You, Ma'm !  Best regards, JR.